Over two years and no problem and friend who has diesel shop for semi trucks uses ATF ale the time and no problems

 

How about posting the name of the shop so we know where not to go?

 

They must have a back supply of 20-25 year old ATF... In the SF bay area, most school, and county mechanics, used ATF and water to clean the fuel system on gas engines 20-30 yrs ago. I new Two mechanics that recommended this to me back in the day. Them days ARE GONE...

 

So the solenoid need to day all the time in the transmission and ale the gears , because the ATF , allot people talking stories left and right but no profs at all O I HEAR THIS I HEAR THAT
There is a lot of dumb mechanics out there but not that much good one I trust good one with experience

 

go back to post #15 . if this man's word is not good enough than I guess no one's is. I have been rebuilding auto trannys for over 35 years and from what I know about ATF and diesel injectors I WOULD NOT USE IT EITHER

 

There are none so blind as those that refuse to see.......

Believe what you want but if you understood what Trans Fluid was made of these days, you would NEVER run it in your engine. You come here to learn but you can't open your eyes long enough to gain from the assembled knowledge on this Forum.

 

automatic transmission fluid............that says it all

 

You would think it should

 

Use small percentage of bio diesel instead...

 

Burn some ATF in a pan.......then see if you want to put that through you nozzles or pump.......tolerances are a bit tighter these days.

 

Excellent point!

If it will not burn cleanly in a pan you know it won't in the cylinder either.

Really bad stuff to put through a high pressure system and expect it to flow through small orifices like injector tips (that currently see tight tolerances that were UNHEARD of 25 yrs ago when people actually thought this was a good idea) while not expecting the gritty friction modifiers to damage these parts..

 

I try to run B5 where I can get it. When I can't, then stanydyne or TCW3 is added.

In common rails ATF and even WMO is a no-no.

 

you can lead a horse to water.......... yall pretty know the rest of that story

 

Don, I'd be interested in your opinion regarding the merits of using the specially formulated fuel additives (e.g. Stanydyne mentioned above or Howe's Meaner Power Kleaner is the one I have been using recently). Are they beneficial to the longevity of the injectors? More importantly, do you think they could be harmful?

 

I use ATF all the time (in the automatic transmission). The fuel tank, when it gets anything (mostly in the winter time), gets Power Service and nothing else. You can use ATF in the tank. The FEDS, the Mechanics, and the parts suppliers will love you for it.